Six teenage girls were injured in an acid attack in Dera Baba Nanak area here on Wednesday evening after one of them spurned the advances of the assailant, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police Diljinder Singh Dhillon said while a 14-year-old girl suffered around 18 per cent burn injuries on her face and arm, five of her friends were also injured as some drops of the corrosive liquid fell on them when two motorcycle-borne youths allegedly threw acid at a group of girls returning home from school. The girl, who suffered most injuries, was said to be the target of the attack.
The main accused has been identified as Saajan (19), a resident of Phurewal in Amritsar.
The victim had told her family that the accused was stalking her for the past two-three days. Her family members had then raised the matter with Saajan’s parents, who possibly reprimanded him. Upset over this, the accused allegedly threw acid at her, police said.